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Having passed the Planning and Economic Development Committee the possible further extension is now up for a vote on Wednesday by the common council as to whether the park will stay open until Dec. 31. Current plans also will move the fenced area westward and increase the park’s area, so that state mowers can get past the fenced area. A variety of groups voiced their opinions Monday when the mayor invited concerned groups to a discussion.

Common Council’s Planning and Economic Development Committee will vote on a further extension to the legal dog park. This extension would keep the current park open until Dec. 31. The Ithaca Journal spoke to Tim Joseph, the State Parks Regional Director. Joseph stated, among other things, that he wants a dog park to stay there, and that the temporary one will be in place until a permanent one can be established. He also said that the park will always be fenced, as that was where many complaints and issues came from.

Mayor Maria Coles said that she is planning to schedule 2 meetings on the dog park. These meetings will consist of all the groups involved attending, and each group giving a short presentation. These presentations will be followed by question and answer sessions.
Read the article: Dog park, GIAC on city’s Feb. agenda

On Saturday, December 15th TCDOG members volunteered to pound in fence posts for a 4 foot tall fence that will surround the new temporary park. The city has alloted $6,000 to construct a temporary fence. The off-leash area will not be legal again until the fence is completed.

On Wednesday 12/5/07 the Common Council unanimously voted in the extension to the leash law exemption. This would extend the temporary legal dog park until April 3rd. The extension will not be valid until the fence is erected.

Today at 7:00 PM the Common Council will vote on a proposed extension to the temporary dog park. The result of the vote will be posted on this blog as soon as it is available. The proposed extension would involve:

>Making it legal to have dogs off leash again in the festival lands until April 3rd 2008.

>Constructing a $6,000 temporary fence around the festival lands. Much of the opposition to the park should be solved by building this fence, although others have said that it is pointless to erect a fence to keep the dog’s away from people when the city has acknowledged that dog walkers are the only ones to use the park in the winter.

The Dog Park was temporarily legal until December 2007, then an extension was voted down and it is now illegal. A re vote is scheduled in the future. People will most likely continue to use the park regardless. What happens at the next vote will be posted, as well as other news.